Coin dispenser



April 19, 1949. B. MARSHALKA COIN DISPENSER Filed June'z, 1946 dbl AI/"ll INVENTOR. Bronie Marshal/:a

HTTORNEY I Patented Apr. 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,467,762 COIN DISPENSER Bronie Marshalka, Water-burr, Colin.

Application June 21, 1946, Serial No. 678505 l Clain. l

This invention relates to coin holders, and more particularly to a coin dispensing device adapted to be detachably mounted upon the steering post of an automobila. 4

One object of the present invention is to provide a coin holder and dispenser of the above nature which may .also be mounted in the glove compartment of an automobila.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will be simple in Construction, inexpensive to manutacture, easy to install and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very emcient and dui-able in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing two forms in which the invention may conveniently be embodied in practice.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 represents a side view of the upper part of a steering wheel and post upon which the present invention has been installed.

Fig. 2 is a'plan view on a larger scale of a coin holder and dispenser as it appears with theattaching strap in flat condition prior to being attached to the steering post.

Fg. 3 is a side view of the same, on a still larger scale, partly in section, as it appears when attached to the steering post.

Fig. 4 is a top view oi the coin holder and dispenser, showing in section the steering post to which it is attached.

Fig. 5 is a side view of a modified form of the invention, in which means are provided tor attaching the coin holder and dispenser to th swinging door of a glove compartment.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view. on a reduced scale, showing the appearance of the invention when the glove compartment door is open.

Fig. 8 is a similar view, showing the appearance of the invention when the glove compartment door is closed.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral lil indicates a. steering wheel or an automobile mounted upon an inclined hollow steering post ll.

The numeral I2 indicates generally the improved coin holder and dispenser having a small upper cylindrical casing !3 for receving small coins P, such as pennies, and a larger lower cylindrical casing M for receiving larger coins N, such as nickels.

The upper end of the casing has a semi- 2 circular aperture s tor permitting insertion of the user's finger when it is desired to remove the pennies P, one at a time, from the casing !3.

Provision is also made of a short side slot l'l (see Fig. 5), through which the pennies P may be dispensed from the upper casing l3.

The lower end Is of the casing ll also has a semi-circular aperture !9, similar to the aperture s .mentioned above. Above the lower end s. provision is made of a short side slot 20 through which the nickels N may be dispensed when the Iflger of the operator is inserted in the aperture The two end sections !3, !4 of the dispenser are adapted to be joined by an inwardly-extending head '2|, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

In order to press the coins P and N simultaneously in opposite directions ir. both of the casings I3, M, provision is made of a pair of springretaining cups 22, 23 shaped to fit within the upper and lower casings I3, I I, respectively. The cups 22, 23 are adapted to receive a coiled spring 24 having a. small diameter upper end 25 and a larger diameter lower end 26 (see Fig. 3).

The ends of the spring 24 are located in horizontal planes and are -indicated by the numerals 21, 28, respectively, so that they may lie fiat against the inner sections of the eups 22, 23.

In order to secure the combined coin holder and dispenser |2 to the steering post li, provision is made of an elongated thin metal strap 29 having an angular end 30 which is welded or otherwise Secured to the dispenser !2 at a point in alignment with the rib 2| thereof.

The outer end of the strap 29 is provided with a row of holes sl, which, when the strap is wrapped around the circumference of the steel'- ing post ll, are adapted to receive an attaching bolt 32 selectively in any one of said holes 3l. The attaching bolt is Secured in position by means of a nut 33.

operation In operation, when it is desired to remove coins from the dispensing casings !3, !4, it is merely necessary to insert the forefinger of the user's hand through the apertures in the ends of said casings and withdraw the coins P or N laterally therefrom in the usual manner.

Modified form In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 5-8, provision is made oi a pair of angular brackets u, 35, which are adapted to be Secured to the outer ends of the casings It. ll, respectively.

The lower ends ot the brackets 34. 35 are secured as by screws 36. 31 to the swinging door 38 of the glove compartment 40.

The door 38 is adapted to be held iu closed position by means of a iatch 39 which engages behind the front catch edge li oi the compartment 40, said door being connected to the bottom of said casing by means of a hinge fl-said casing being secured to the instrument board u.

While there have been disclosed in this specification two forms in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these forms are shown for the purpose of iilustration only. and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosures, but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope ot the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In a coin holder and dispenser, a pair o! cylindrical casings of difierent diameters arranged end-to-end and integraly connected together by REFERENCES CITED The following reterences are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 191,336 Guild May 29, 1877 2,023,826 Van Buskirk Dec. 10, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country' Date 17,276 Great Britain(1902) Jan. 22, 1903 672.134 France Dec. 23, 1929 

